Business Development Executive - Relationships & Insight

Wednesday 01 Feb 2023

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Business Development Executive – Relationships & Insights

 

We are delighted to be partnering with a fantastic, entrepreneurial specialist consultancy who are extremely successful and have a brilliant reputation in the space they operate in. This firm continue to go from strength to strength and have exciting growth plans in place, and to support that they are looking for a talented, versatile Business Development Executive to join them, largely to focus on supporting client relationships and market insight.

 

The culture that this firm have is collaborative, collegiate and inclusive. They fully invest in their people, supporting their professional development with a generous learning and development budget for each individual to use in line with their career goals and personal development aspirations. They are bold and not afraid to try new things, an approach that has ensured that they are both top of their game and highly respected by their clients for their constant innovation. They are consummate professionals and true experts in their field – they’re also a really nice bunch of people!

 

This consultancy does important, strategic work that is integral to the growth of a wide range of FTSE 250 clients, spanning multiple sectors. They have a strong set of values that underpins everything they do, which include transparency, adding value and impact, as well as integrity and passion.

 

The business has evolved over the past couple of years and this newly created BD Executive role will work closely with the client facing team at the firm, to provide proactive support and information for clients. The BD Executive will work with internal stakeholders to provide deep dive analysis and insight into individual businesses, sectors and relationships, as well as being actively involved in a range of horizon scanning activities and internal projects.

 

This BD Executive role has huge long term potential and scope as the role and the firm continue to evolve. The role has a good combination of autonomy and support and the firm will actively encourage the BD Executive to contribute ideas and run with them. This BD Executive role would be ideal for an ambitious, intellectually curious, versatile individual who wants to add tangible value and contribution to the success of their firm.

 

The remit of the BD Executive role includes:

 

  • Leading the development of client, stakeholder and market insights with a focus on identifying new opportunities and developing relationships with current and prospective clients
  • Supporting and driving client development plans and activities which includes researching and preparing collateral ahead of client meetings
  • Coordinating and reviewing pitch content
  • Providing business updates on strategic BD initiatives and coordinating firm wide contribution to these initiatives
  • Managing BD projects and events to timescale and budget
  • Producing reports to track the impact of BD initiatives

 

The successful candidate for this BD Executive role will need:

 

  • At least 2 years’ business development or client management experience gained in a professional service environment
  • Educated to degree or equivalent standard, in business, economics or management
  • A strong interest in public affairs and impacts for business
  • A drive to help businesses identify new opportunities and develop client relationships
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Highly organised and able to work to deadlines
  • Proactive and flexible to adapt quickly to suit business needs
  • A real passion for excellence

 

The firm are based in the West End and offer a hybrid working policy, excellent benefits to include health and life insurance, learning and development budget, generous pension and a range of wellbeing initiatives.

Equal Opportunities

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.